There is an additional $40 late entry fee if you want to compete after the normal closure for entries.

At some club competitions (like Liberty), there is no charge for the audience. However at Lake Placid, there is typically a small fee to see the event. I have not been to LPIDC since 2005, but back then there were day passes that went for under $10.

There is an additional $40 late entry fee if you want to compete after the normal closure for entries.

At some club competitions (like Liberty), there is no charge for the audience. However at Lake Placid, there is typically a small fee to see the event. I have not been to LPIDC since 2005, but back then there were day passes that went for under $10.

From looking at the scores, the couple to watch for at US Nationals would be Lichtman & Copley. Also if Olson & Cown managed 48.65 with 2 deductions, they are also a team to watch.

Just going by the numbers, I'd put Hubbell/Donohue on the "team to watch" list as well, since they have the highest PCS, and are also a new team and therefore probably have the most room for improvement. I'd be curious whether the fact that their TES is lower than the other teams you mention is in the base mark (choice of elements or levels awarded) or grades of execution, or both.

**All coaches, competitors and officials are invited to attend a discussion regarding the short dances following the conclusion of the short dances in the Conference Center at Lake Placid. The discussion will be led by Halina Poltarek, Chair of the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee and Bob Horen, member of the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee.**

That should have been a very interesting discussion; I hope we get to hear some of the main points that were made.

A big thing that came out of the short dance meeting is that the information on the short dance protocols will be expanded to include how skaters performed key features of the rumba sequences (seniors) or cha cha congelado sequences (junior).